Episode 338: Sonya Looney – 24 hour mountain bike world champion on mindset and determination

Sonya Looney is a mountain bike world champion for the 24 hour mountain bike world championships. She is a health coach and has written a cookbook, she has her own podcast called the Sonya Looney show, she has an apparel line, and has a mindset course. She is really good at speaking about positive psychology, mental toughness, and mindfulness based techniques to help people find more fulfillment in their everyday life. She has a lot of tips and techniques for reframing your mindset when the race gets really tough. What we talked about: 7:10- Sonya’s introduction to running 9:20- Where Sonya’s passion for adventure comes from 13:45- How Sonya got into mountain biking 16:45- Learning that she could compete on a world stage 18:50- Some of Sonya’s travel stories from her races 27:35- Meeting her husband 33:45- Becoming a world champion 42:10- Tips and techniques for when a dark moment comes in a race 43:50- What she’s learned from when she’s quit a race 47:45- Her mindset when things get hard in a race 48:30- Finding motivation when on days that you don’t want to do the workout 56:50- The running challenges that she wants to take on 58:40- Camping tips 1:03:10- End of podcast questions Show notes: Sonya Looney on Instagram Sonya’s Website Chatter by Ethan Kross Unwinding by Judson Brewer Connect with Lindsey: Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Lindsey on Facebook Join the I’ll Have Another Facebook Group Support the I’ll Have Another Podcast on Patreon Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows: Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Junior League of Indianapolis Scarlet Run 5k Use the code “another5” to get $5 off your registration Trust and Will Beam Use code “another” for 15% off your order The post Episode 338: Sonya Looney – 24 hour mountain bike world champion on mindset and determination appeared first on Lindsey Hein .